JPS6362018B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion method, in particular, it inputs Japanese sentences in hiragana, performs kana-kanji conversion, and converts Japanese sentences mixed with kanji and kana. Concerning the kana-kanji conversion method for display and output.

Normal Japanese sentences include hiragana, katakana, kanji, alphabets, numbers, and special symbols. There have been various Kana-Kanji conversion input methods in which these Kanji, Kana, etc. are not input separately, but all are input in Kana, and then edited into a mixture of Kanji and Kana by operating a conversion key, and then displayed and output. Proposed.

The advantage of this method is that it allows touch-type or blind-touch from the kana keyboard.

However, for example, when inputting kana using a regular JIS kana keyboard, at least one shift is required to indicate voiced, semi-voiced, persistent, and captured sounds.

Therefore, in order to input hiragana, katakana, and alphabetic characters from a common JIS kana keyboard, hiragana,
In addition to the shift keys for distinguishing between katakana and alphabetic characters, at least one shift key as described above is required for each.

The complexity of such shift operations is a drawback of the kana-kanji conversion input method using kana characters (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 138337/1983).

The purpose of the present invention is to write kanji, hiragana, katakana,
When inputting alphanumeric characters, etc., in words or phrases using the Kana keyboard, by operating the Kanji conversion key before inputting Hiragana, the Hiragana input is converted to the appropriate Kanji, and the converted part is The object of the present invention is to provide a kana-kanji conversion method that can display the unconverted parts in hiragana and kanji.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of a keyboard section of a kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and 1 is a (JIS)
Hiragana keyboard, 2 is a hiragana key, 3 is a start key, 4 is a kanji conversion key, 5 is an alphanumeric key, and 6 is a special symbol key.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, where 7 is a keyboard section having the arrangement and configuration shown in FIG.
1 is a processing device, 9 is a display unit, 10 is a conversion dictionary file, 11 is a printer, and 12 is a text file.

Each key on the hiragana keyboard 1 is assigned not only one hiragana character, but also alphabetical characters, numbers, special symbols, and the like. These assignments can be written on each key, or a comparison table can be displayed on the display section 9 as appropriate.

In the usage mode for performing kana-kanji conversion according to the present invention, the following steps are operated: start key, kanji conversion key, hiragana key input, and start key. That is, after pressing the start key 3, the kanji conversion key 4 is operated immediately.

Then, when input information is input in kana characters by operating the keys on the hiragana keyboard 1, the input information is sequentially sent to the processing device 8. The processing device 8 may be any device that can perform kana-kanji conversion processing, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-49772, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 53-930, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 53-21527, "NHK Technical Research"
It may be as shown in Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 23-60, "Kana-Kanji Conversion by Computer".

As is well known, the processing device 8 searches the dictionary 10 and converts the input hiragana into kanji. If the hiragana input so far can be converted into kanji, the hiragana input portion is converted into kanji and displayed on the display section 9 each time.

Such kana-kanji conversion processing temporarily stores the hiragana characters input sequentially after operating the kanji conversion key, and starts a well-known kana-kanji conversion routine performed within the processing device 8 each time one hiragana character is input. This can be easily realized by performing kana-kanji conversion on temporarily stored input hiragana. It is well known that the input hiragana is temporarily stored and held until the desired kana-kanji conversion is completed.

When you have finished inputting hiragana in units of phrases or characters, if the kanji etc. on the display section 9 are the desired ones, press the start key again to confirm and print to the printer 11.
It can be printed out or stored in the document file 12.

The usage mode of the present invention will be explained more specifically.

For example, if "a" is input from the hiragana keyboard 1 after the start key 3 and kanji conversion key 4 are pressed, this is converted into a kanji such as "A" or "A" and displayed on the display section 9.

Next, when "i" is input and becomes "ai", a new conversion is performed for this,
Displays such as "A" and "A" disappear and are replaced with "Ai" and "Ko". At this point, when appropriate homophone and allograph processing is performed and the start key is pressed, the kanji ``ai'' is determined and can be printed and output, and the next hiragana can be input.

According to the present invention, in response to hiragana input, kanji that can be converted at that time are converted and displayed in sequence, so kanji conversion can be completed almost at the same time as hiragana input is completed, and homophone and allograph processing is also possible. It can be done early. As a result, the overall efficiency of kana-kanji conversion can be improved.

Also, even if you make a mistake in specifying the display type, in most cases the first kana input will be converted to kanji and displayed, so you can notice it at that time.
The probability of inputting useless kana is reduced, and the effort of returning to the input starting position after inputting many hiragana can be reduced.

Furthermore, it is also possible to input other alphanumeric characters, special symbols, etc. in the same mode of use as in the present invention, that is, in the order of conversion key operation→input from the hiragana keyboard.

In this way, not only can you enter kanji and other alphanumeric characters and special symbols in the same mode, but you can also input not only alphanumeric characters but also kanji from the hiragana keyboard. Since the converted display is performed almost simultaneously, it becomes easier to use and the input conversion speed can be improved.

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, it is possible to input sentences containing a mixture of kanji, hiragana, katakana, alphanumeric characters, etc. in hiragana using the same rhythm without much consideration of the "shift" problem. , it can be printed out after conversion. This increases the input speed and reduces conversion errors.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic layout diagram of a keyboard section equipped with a hiragana keyboard suitable for the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...JIS Hiragana keyboard, 2...Katakana key, 3
...Start key, 4...Kanji conversion key, 5...Alphanumeric key, 6...Special symbol key, 7...Keyboard section, 8...Processing device, 9...Display section, 10...Dictionary file for conversion, 1
1...Printer, 12...Text file.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In the kana-kanji conversion method, the specified part is converted into kanji by inputting it in hiragana and searching a conversion dictionary file, and outputting it as a Japanese sentence containing kanji and kana, comprising: A kana-kanji conversion method characterized in that when hiragana is input after key operation, possible kanji conversion is performed each time hiragana is input, and the conversion result is displayed.